Courses and events

Rated 9/10 for delegate satisfaction – discover the College’s wide-ranging catalogue of courses and events, designed to celebrate your achievements, support your wellbeing, develop your clinical and professional confidence, while connecting you to our diverse community.

We offer a diverse programme spanning everything from clinical updates and deep dives to management and leadership, wellbeing and innovation. Most events are free for RCGP members, and where there is a cost, you’ll benefit from preferential rates.

Looking for something specific? Easily search by event type, topic, location or date to find the perfect fit for your learning needs.

Defining the future of general practice, together: Connect, learn, and lead

Join the general practice community for the UK’s strongest clinical programme at the College’s flagship event of the year. Designed for members and led by the profession, this peer-reviewed conference provides a dedicated space to address the specific concerns, insights, and challenges facing general practice today.

Book now for Annual Conference 2026
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Learning disabilities | One Day Essentials

Join us for a One Day Essentials conference on the medical needs of our patients with a learning disability. The national learning disability mortality review programme learning from lives and deaths LeDeR has shone a light on the huge health inequalities experienced by this population.

  • Date

    28 April 2026

  • Start time

    09:00

  • Places left

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East Scotland LCARM Lunch and Talk - Adventures of a Deep‑Sea Diver

All retired and longstanding Members and colleagues from the East Scotland Faculty area are invited to a lunch and an engaging talk from one of Scotland's most accomplished deep-sea divers and marine salvage experts, Alec Crawford.

  • Date

    29 April 2026

  • Start time

    12:15

  • Places left

    11
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The RCGP 1-day SCA preparation course

This open to all one-day training course aims to improve your consultation skills and as a result pass your SCA. The course offers interactive sessions with experienced trainers and examiners.

  • Date

    30 April 2026

  • Start time

    09:00

  • Places left

    0

AKT preparation course

This one-day interactive course has been designed for those planning to take the AKT component of the MRCGP. It will assist with your exam preparation and revision for the MRCGP AKT examination, focusing on high yield and difficult curriculum topics, including the topics trainees often forget to include in their revision and help with your exam technique.

  • Date

    12 May 2026

  • Start time

    09:15

  • Places left

    63

The RCGP 1-day SCA preparation course

This open to all one-day training course aims to improve your consultation skills and as a result pass your SCA. The course offers interactive sessions with experienced trainers and examiners.

  • Date

    13 May 2026

  • Start time

    09:00

  • Places left

    3

Starting Strong in General Practice | Early careers conference

Join RCGP Scotland in the heart of Stirling for an energising, career-shaping day designed exclusively for GP registrars and early career GPs across Scotland.

  • Date

    13 May 2026

  • Start time

    09:30

  • Places left

    31

Online Writing Circle: Poetry to Write your Truth

Join us for a generative writing class by author Lorna French where participants reflect on their own lives and experience by getting it all out onto the page.

  • Date

    19 May 2026

  • Start time

    19:00

  • Places left

    12

The RCGP 1-day SCA preparation course

This open to all one-day training course aims to improve your consultation skills and as a result pass your SCA. The course offers interactive sessions with experienced trainers and examiners.

  • Date

    21 May 2026

  • Start time

    09:00

  • Places left

    33

East Scotland Faculty's John Lawson Annual Lecture

East Scotland Faculty are delighted to announce the John Lawson Annual Lecture for 2026, taking place in Dundee on Thursday 28 May, with the option to attend in person or online via Zoom. We are pleased to welcome Dr Gordon McLeay FRCGP as this year’s speaker. As former RCGP East Scotland Faculty Provost and Board Member, Dr McLeay will share his insights on a career in general practice.

  • Date

    28 May 2026

  • Start time

    19:00

  • Places left

    34